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CMB Engineering appoints new Sales Engineer EMEA
CMB Engineering, has appointed Daniel Hartley as Sales Engineer for the EMEA region, based at the UK headquarters in Shipley, reporting to George Moffat – Sales Manager EMEA. In his new role Daniel will handle key customer regional accounts with a significant focus on Seamer Tooling. Daniel Commented, “I am really looking forward to embarking…
South Africa approves Heineken’s takeover of Distell with conditions
South Africa’s Competition Commission approved Heineken’s purchase of wine and cider company Distell Group as long as the merged entity invests more than 10 billion rand ($578 million) over five years in the country. The Commission said on Friday the investment would be to maintain and grow the aggregate productive capacity of its operations and…
CANPACK’s tactile effect helps Saku drinkers keep cool
Saku Brewery has entrusted global can manufacturing leader CANPACK Group, to help shine on the shelf its ’Saku on Ice’, a non-alcoholic canned beverage, which is set to take advantage of an exciting trend in the beverage industry. Having launched the first ice beer back in Estonia in 1999, Saku has seen first-hand the changing consumption…
CPM Packaging Group names executive leadership team
CPM, a diversified leading global supplier of process capital equipment and engineered systems technology, announced today the executive leadership team for its newly formed Packaging Group. The CPM Packaging Group, comprised of Greenbank Technology and Proline Engineering brands, is focused on introducing machinery and processing equipment for sustainable packaging products for the beverage can making…
Energy crisis causes concern in the European tube industry
European tube market still slightly up in the first half of 2022 Despite extremely challenging economic conditions, deliveries of aluminium, laminate and plastic tube producers organised within the European Tube Manufacturers Association (ETMA) rose by one percent to around 6 billion units in the first half of the year. The individual types of tubes developed…
Roeslein announces new products group
Roeslein & Associates has announced its new Products group. Roeslein’s Products group is a new team assembled to continue the tradition of Roeslein’s systems integration leadership with quality customer-centric built products. They will accomplish this by collaborating with internal and external customers to optimise performance through the entire product lifecycle. The Products group is comprised…
Suntory releases world’s first 100% recycled aluminium can
Global brand Suntory Spirits of Tokyo, Japan, is pushing the amount of recycled aluminium in cans to the maximum with the introduction of a 100% recycled aluminium 350-mL can derived solely from recycled aluminium cans. The limited-edition nationwide launch in Japan on September 6 featured two products, The Premium Malt’s CO2 Reduction Can and The Premium…
Heineken buys Beavertown Brewery
North London brewer Beavertown has sold its final 51% stake of its business to Heineken for an undisclosed sum. The move follows the maker of Gamma Ray and Neck Oil having already sold a 49% stake of its business to Heineken back in June 2018 for £40 million after months of speculation from the beer world. Following…
Wild Goose Filling and SKA Fabricating sign purchase agreement with 1812 Brewing Company
1812 Brewing Company has finalised an equipment purchase agreement and secured private equipment financing to acquire a five-head can filling and labelling line from industry partners Wild Goose Filling and Ska Fabricating. The Company expects the canning line to be installed and operational in 2022. After commissioning of the canning line, the Company will have…
Welsh council signs up to Podback recycling scheme
CONWY County Borough Council and Crest in Wales are working with “Podback”, a not-for-profit coffee pod recycling service, to help residents recycle their coffee pods at home, as part of a new kerbside collection service. The county-wide service is the first of its kind to launch in Wales and collections will start from September 26.…
